Patiala, May 16 -- With no relief in sight, Bathinda was the hottest at 44deg Celsius in the state on Thursday. The heatwave conditions prevailed over the state with maximum temperatures reaching abov... Read More
Patiala, May 15 -- Fearing sale of counterfeit seeds of the government-recommended PR-126 paddy variety - a short-duration variety that saves water, the department of agriculture has already ordered t... Read More
Patiala, May 14 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday issued a heatwave alert for Punjab between May 16 and 18. This is the first such alert for the entire state this summer season. ... Read More
Patiala, May 10 -- With temperatures soaring over 42deg Celsius, Punjab's power consumption shot up by nearly 25 per cent during the first week of May when compared to the corresponding period last ye... Read More
Patiala, May 9 -- Two Congress candidates, Dr Dharamvira Gandhi from Patiala and Sukhpal Singh Khaira from Sangrur, filed their nominations for the Lok Sabha elections on Wednesday. Polling in Punjab ... Read More
Patiala, May 6 -- Punjab health minister and the Aam Admi Party (AAP) candidate from Patiala LS seat, Dr Balbir Singh, on Sunday blamed the poor administration for the unavailability of medicines and ... Read More
Patiala, May 5 -- On the findings of a three-member committee formed to probe the gangrape of a first-year student at Government Ripudaman College in Nabha, the director, Punjab higher education depar... Read More
Patiala, April 28 -- Nearly a month into the new academic session, which began on April 1, government school students across the state still await the arrival of their textbooks. According to governm... Read More
Patiala, April 25 -- Thanks to the favourable weather conditions and effectiveness of the high-yielding wheat variety PBW 826, Punjab is expecting a bumper harvest of 172 lakh metric tonnes this year,... Read More
Patiala, April 23 -- Patiala health officials on Monday flagged the high level of artificial sweetener, saccharine, in two of the four cake samples collected from a Patiala bakery, after lab tests. A... Read More